Join Our Facebook Page A teacher wishing to be recruited by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) as an intern is required to provide the documents indicated below. The two categories are primary and secondary school teachers. The following are Documents required for primary School teacher interns The documents are required to be submitted in both […]
Join Our Facebook Page Mr Davis Chirchir, one of President William Samoei Ruto’s inner circle, has called for the removal of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC), the Teacher Professional Development (TPD) and the Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD). According to Chirchir, the three programmes take a lot of time from teachers hence affecting their ability […]
Join Our Facebook Page A court case challenging the legality of the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) is scheduled for hearing next week on the 27th of September. Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Nelson Havi who took over the case from the initial petitioner has revealed that he is prepared to thwart the outgoing Cabinet […]
Learning the English language can always seem like a tag of war, especially if it’s your second language. In schools, some learners come from places or even schools where they don’t use English in everyday speech. This article is not a step by step guide to learning the English language, because I believe everyone has […]
Heterogeneous grouping is where we have both the well-performing and underperforming students together. This technique has been used by so many teachers in secondary schools, especially in subjects like Math and Literature. At first glance, students prefer to be grouped homogeneously because then, it keeps them in their safe bubble where no competition is required. […]
While you might think you’re on the right track on managing your students’ behavior and maintaining order in the classroom. However, there are so many mistakes that you could be making without even realizing it that can result in things like; Chaos & poor hygiene Bad academic performance Disrespectful behavior towards the teacher In this […]
According to Shieywe Secondary School Principal Kefa Atsobwa, the compact academic calendar might affect the performance of the 2022 candidates in their upcoming national examinations. Atsobwa said that the candidates have been affected greatly by the long break for elections which forced them to stay at home. However, he also said that he is committed […]
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) is set to conduct a piloting exercise on Grade 6 KPSEA examinations this month to find out the possible challenges ahead of Grade 6 national examinations. The piloting exercise is intended to reveal the level of preparedness of Grade 6 learners and will be carried out in selected primary […]
The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has given teachers across the country one week to complete their Second term Teacher Performance Appraisal and Development (TPAD) appraisals. Teachers now have until the end of the week when schools will be closing complete their TPAD. According to the teachers’ employer, TPAD allows teachers in both primary and secondary […]
The Chairperson of the Commission for University Education (CUE) Prof Chacha Nyaigotti has asked for a clear separation of powers in various university organs. According to him, this is to enhance proper management and avoid power wrangles. The Chairperson said that it is important that the roles of the vice-chancellor vis-a-vie the Chancellor and the […]
Stakeholders of education have been urged to unite efforts in campaigns to improve the declining girl-child school completion rates in public-day mixed secondary schools in the rural parts of Kirinyaga County. Even though girls in secondary schools in the county have improved, research findings have revealed that there is a weakness in keeping girls in […]
The Cabinet Secretary for Education Prof George Magoha has rebuffed rumours of a nationwide strike in all universities starting from the 12th of September 2022. The Universities Academic Staff Union (UASU) revealed that most public institutions of higher learning do not always pay their academic and other staff. According to CS Magoha, the Ministry of […]